5 member Cabinet sub-committee constituted to assess long term needs of flood affected
Reviews Swine flu protection measures, orders setting up testing facility at GMC Jammu, CDH Sgr
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today chaired the first meeting of the Cabinet here after assuming the charge yesterday.
The Cabinet took stock of the relief and rehabilitation effort mounted by the State Government in the wake of the devastating floods of September, 2014.
The Cabinet decided to constitute a Cabinet sub Committee under the Minister incharge of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department that will visit the affected areas in central, north and south Kashmir and the worst affected areas in Jammu division to assess the immediate long term needs of the affected population. The committee has also been tasked to interact with the organizations / associations of the affected traders, whose concerns need to be addressed immediately.
The other members of the committee include Lal Singh, Haseeb A. Drabu, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, and Imran Raza Ansari.
The Cabinet also reviewed the latest status of the spread of H1N1 (Swine flu) in the State and the availability of medicines, protective kits and testing facilities in this regard.
Expressing great anguish over the spread of the disease, the Cabinet condoled with the families of those who have died as a result of Swine flu in the state. Taking a serious view of the non-availability of testing facilities for H1N1 in Jammu, the Cabinet ordered the immediate establishment of such a facility at Government Medical College, Jammu. The provision of Rs 6.30 crore for the establishment of an H1N1 testing laboratory at GMC, Jammu out of the current years annual Plan was ordered with immediate effect.
The Cabinet decided to start a second H1N1 testing facility at Chest Disease Hospital, Srinagar for which the necessary equipment and regents are being procured on a war footing. Funds required for the purpose shall also be provided to the Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar from the State Plan immediately.
The Cabinet also reviewed the weather situation across the State and the impact of the bad weather on public services, issuing instructions for the immediate restoration of all the affected services, including roads, power supply, the availability of drinking water and communications.
The Cabinet asked the Chief Secretary to ensure deployment of all available resources by way of men and machinery for the immediate snow clearance on all roads by issuing necessary directions in this regard to the Public Works Department, the Divisional Commissioners and all the Deputy Commissioners.
CM Chairs Maiden Meeting of Council of Ministers
Rebuilding system, restoring credibility, ensuring accountability priority: Mufti
JAMMU: Saying to make State your constituency, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today urged upon the Council of Ministers to work for rebuilding the system, restoring the credibility and ensuring accountability in the governance.
The Chief Minister said this in the maiden meeting of Council of Ministers which was held here today under his chairmanship at Civil Secretariat.
Addressing the Ministers, the Chief Minister maintained that we have to fulfil the aspirations of the common masses for which they have given us a mandate for deliverance. Listing the priorities of the Government, the Chief Minister said the main focus of the Government should be on reviving the defunct institutions and restoration of their credibility as per the aspirations of the people. The J&K State would not move ahead until we bring accountability, transparency in governance, maintained the Chief Minster.
Mufti said that it is not a partisan coalition but a coalition of hope, reconciliation and opportunity which shall focus on removing the trust deficit between State and rest of the country. He said that the national interest and interest of people of State shall be supreme and party interest will always come second. He said the Government will work for promoting understanding and emotional integrity among the regions and the communities of the State which is the primary agenda of the coalition.
Chief Minister said that he himself shall work as a head of the family where everybody shall have the equal opportunities as we shall have to work for the welfare of the people of the State as a whole. Referring to his previous tenure as a Chief Minister, he said he ensured equitable development of all regions of the State and present government is committed to carry forward the same. He said that the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the coalition is a guideline for the governance and it is its duty to implement it judiciously to fulfil the aspirations of the people of the State.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that although it is natural to have party loyalties yet, we shall have to work as a team to achieve the goal set for ourselves as reflected in Common Minimum Programme. He said that PDP and BJP have decided to join consciously and with conviction to come together to bring out the State out of uncertainty and put it on the path of peace and prosperity which have been evading the State for long. He further expressed hope that all the Ministers would focus on the problems of the people of entire state besides concentrating on their own constituencies.
Saying that the State has available dedicated, sincere and honest human resources in all the departments, Chief Minister said that time has come to make optimum use their services for the betterment of the people of the State. He said to eradicate the corruption at the grassroots level, the onus lies on the integrity of decisions making from top to bottom. He said that we have to work entirely to eradicate this menace from the society.
The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh stressed on Governments commitment to ensure the good governance for the betterment of the people and eradicating the menace of corruption from its roots. He further said that Common Minimum Programme (CMP) is guideline for the Council of Ministers, to achieve the developmental goals of the Government for which they have to strive hard.
Dr. Singh expressed confidence that both the constituents of the Government will function in complete harmony and bring a new sense of justice fair play to residence of all regions, to restore the confidence of the people in the system.
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